David Branch was the Only Top 10 Middleweight that Would Fight Luke Rockhold

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold hasn’t fought since relinquishing the belt to Michael Bisping at UFC 199 in June 2016. He was expected to fight in November, but was forced out the schedule rematch with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza due to injury. Since then, Rockhold has had trouble booking an opponent.

“What it comes down to is I can’t wait anymore. I had the thought process of waiting for that fight in June against Anderson Silva in Rio. He wouldn’t take the fight. Then they moved on to Gegard Mousasi. Gegard Mousasi, they couldn’t get him to sign the fight,” Rockhold said during an appearance on The MMA Hour on Monday.